The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-17

murmurs from tho crowds that stretched away
shock oi relief from suspense. because for
many minutes the attention Of al had been
e w eomreoG d0% hs wreck oss' hP
inter9r and trso Piece 81 the front n nhy
But tho S e outward "pd the
rear .reslstlessly. These were the buildings
los high. Tie Gve.storyy wall lowered over
them. and when It's weakness was seen they
work there Then the wall SO Unit infenty watched
was seer, to wave and tremble. II hung out
over the doomed roofs and seemed to be sps-
way up and folded at that point, the lower half
sas roofs ssd S p e the sod n "
As soon Us the dust OF the falling walls had
passed OF. the firemen closed in. and by 8
not having spread beyond the storage building.
Some fire remained in the ruins, and two en-
ns nsh Ta abdh eli
thrown by the fremen, by means Of a rope tied
fire laddie with the use of a scaling ladder. A
big psSe Of # the n Ta t the
until this morning. !!rho heat of the day had
become SO great and his mon were SO greatly
he did not want them to do any work that was
bdnss Boad% %sns oss ws a h hs
Goelets, who also own the storage building and
STABLES 3 BY the SANG me
bottom q Winters doing business as tho
MM,etroPolitan, Van and Storage Company.
cred furniture moving ' vans. and I'd do f1 large
moving and express business besides their ~
the StoWn Mr. oon @ne
Of the building would probably net reach
run over 100000. The storage was calculated
we're mentioned IN the contracts or receipts.
insurance, but it was sometimes done as a
matter mat Of favor by the people in the office;
from rs cents to 81 on q hundred dollars, and
the insurance folks said they would do better
d hp this M SaP was named ns sbss the
his assertion that his place was good one;
He did not mean that the building was CON
sdesred 1repr9oi, but that 1t was we'll watched,
the Waterman and automatic fire alarm
arrangements, The story about the explosives
the names OF any Of his customers. he was
sure thSt ther9 Was n3thin IN the from
thought he had some furniture and household
stuff belonging to m!nister named Mitchell.
OF 6Shes soods
Alderman. and that was because he was per-
Ras SAID w % e as Fs
effects OF the Alderman's mother. and valued
A clerk in the Mercer street office said that
the uptown place had been running two years,
and as stuff was constantly going in and com m
nG out by the o .ha WAS m @ Sr
customers without the books. These, are in
the safe, and will probably come out all right.
House scenery and the scenery and properties
t Il three Sens
shortly after the IRE IN that building, slight
blaze among the spare scenery under ; tho stage
Aida" Faust and Carmen" and was
.Amons lie crowd that saw the fire Or called
The Casino people had about $500 worth there
Capt. Earle Rs Of the Normandie had $4,000
worth Of mattresses and upholstered goods
and forth. and was not covered by Insurance.
Albert Weber had put Sic 900 worth OF house,
Rsa Ms Of h art S s1 %hen sR nd
went to Europe. He recently returned. but had
not yet recommended housekeeping.
Fortieth street. had Il oSo worth Of + paintings
in. They were recently stored and the insur-
Mss H anns Hail pV Of the casino &C. had
some trunks on storage. Her loss will reach
$1,000. Despite the unreasonable nature Of
the complaint, her greatest grief was for q seal
One q the nv p pGss o,t to
over few days ago preparatory to putting
$4,000 worth OF furniture in it. But he still has
Mrs. Leland of the Albany Opera House had
some property stored, but the amount is not
known by the friend who reported IT.
Mrs. w. w. WHITAKER, who moved from For.
fv-gapOnd 9traAt ShennShnad
and put 5000 worth Of her own and her moth
er's furniture in the place. came up to look ut
Mrs. james Shears, who stored her household
stun ten days ago to go and take care of q
to se
did not think 1t worth, while to transfer 1t to
cover the removal to the storehouse.. She wept
Daa q 81 street
l0S msa q %assi 04Rs ssfSSsd
street had $4,000 worth OF household stuff and
%F 9 ctn rs S " 5Ss Wes street
has partial insurance on her 50. 800 worth.
:, Miss May, Irwin Of Days company. now In
and wardrobe. Value and insurance not
A Mrs. Jane NJ. orommelien had no insurance
on $1,000 worth OF clothing pictures and
Miss Carrie Anderson, formerly Of the Casino
amount OF her loss IL not known.
The Van Company lost a number of vans
and other property aggregating In value nearly
100000.
The warehouse, can be rebuilt for 100000.
The wrecked buildings on Broadway were cut
down DISTANCE varying from the width OF
the downfall Of the masses q 6 brick NJ The total
second floor was occupied BY L. Lindenthai.
uphosterers' trimmings and drapery. with an
occupied as follows: 1892 broadway, cor
nor Of Thirty-eighth street, Ernst A. Luhrs.
saloon. Mr.. Iuhrs was also q customer Of tho
storage warehouse. having $1,000 worth OF d.
CARS and spare stock In there. No. 1894. j. II.
Van Rumen; grocery and market,
No. 1896 William Wilkinss bird and animal
store. Monkeys, Maltese kittens. dogs. par
rots, doves, canaries, and other birds were
kept here. including stock for sale and pets
boarded for their owners who are away In tho
country. Some OF these creatures were killed
In the wreck caused by the falling wall, and
others were suffocated by the smoke that came
No 1893. Pussy 4 Co., printers, and A. Mar
kent, shoemaker. No. l,400. the Acme Laundry.
Among, the birds killed was vas a canary owned
sell paid s25 q month for is board in tho fan
ciers care. A brick smashed the aristocratic
bird Two rnDnEaya that ware re Scua1 nv tina